Quote from: deemery on August 22, 2026, 11:53:03 AMThat's very cool!  How did you produce the mailboxes?

dave

Looks like a photo to me.

Marty, there's something you don't see modeled often, if at all.
Nicely done.

Good morning everyone.

53 in Woodland Park, the high will be 74 with the usual mix of sun, clouds and afternoon rain.

Coffee, sodas and OPJ are ready.
Omelet station is set up for breakfast today.

Philip, your repurpose sounds like a good plan.

TomO, hope the permanence works well for Terry and you.

Karl, those wind turbines are a blight on the landscape.
Not only that, they're killing machines.

Jerry, everyone should have two camera bodies. 

Jamie, did you get a watch?

Mike, hope the numbers balanced on the report.

Larry, I am getting older but I don't feel old in the slightest.

Curt, water tank done?

How's everyone else?

Star and I hiked around the perimeter of Rampart Reservoir yesterday.
15.5 miles and about 1,000' of EG.
Was treated to a nice sunrise and nice views.
Rested the rest of the day.
Couple of t-storms rolled through but it only rained lightly here.
The reservoir sure could use a lot more water.
Walmart first, then the gym and then drive towards the next hike.

Another one from Quail Lake.



Have a great day everyone.

Jim, it's amazing what can be made by 3D printing.
Great looking models.

Philip, very nicely done.
Are the windows staying white?

Very nice Larry.
I see a lot of Brian Nolan influence here which isn't a bad thing.

Good morning everyone.

58 in Woodland Park, the usual mix of sun and clouds with a high of 76.

Coffee, sodas and OJ are ready.
There's a box of donuts from Krispy Kreme and some Cinnabons on the counter.

TomO, glad your area got some rain and congrats on getting all the webbing done.

Mike, have fun with the engine house.

Dave, have fun with the new laser.

Larry, hope you had a great birthday.

Karl, too bad about the pizza.
Going to look for a new place?

Ron, excellent job planting the TT.

Jerry, I have two camera bodies.

Jamie, I've debated getting an Apple watch, but have decided not to pull out my CC.

Philip, sounds like you'll be having lots of sauce and pasta this winter.

How's everyone else?

Doing another hike this morning.
No mountain climbing this time.
This one will be about miles and not elevation gain.
Got up earlier than I wanted to to use the bathroom and couldn't fall back to sleep. 

I stayed one night next to Quail Lake in Colorado Springs.



Have a great day everyone.

WOW Ron, great job of cutting out the old foam and fitting the new piece.
Get the height right was creative too.
Looks great!

I started that kit and wasn't happy how it was going together.
That's when I decided to scratch build my engine house.
Mike, I know you'll do a great job with the kit.
It is a nice design.

Happy Birthday Larry

Rob, it's looking good and turning into a large structure.
How big will the mini exhibition layout be?

Good morning everyone.

57 in Woodland Park, usual mix of sun and clouds with a high of 78.

Coffee, sodas and OJ are ready.
Fresh baked coffee cake to enjoy with your morning beverage this morning.

James, well back.
Sounds like you had a nice trip and you have a lot going on at home.

Karl, get any good drone pics?

Ron, hope it's a good day working at home and at the bench.

Philip, she should, she's seen me doing it many times. 

Mike, it's too hot outside, stay in and work upstairs.

TomO, maybe, but doubtful, if oil prices come back down shipping costs will too.

Jerry, maybe your hope came true yesterday.

Larry, I have the same goal about staying away from crowds.

Curt, how was the movie?

How's everyone else?

Garden of the Gods was interesting.
I didn't bring Star with me on my hike there, but there was a group of deer very near the trailhead and I took Star to see them.
Went about 20 miles north to get close to the next hike which won't happen until tomorrow.
Today will be a rest day.

This was sunrise yesterday at Garden of the Gods.



Have a great day everyone.

Quote from: deemery on August 20, 2026, 06:53:55 PM

Quote from: Rick on August 20, 2026, 06:40:11 PM

Quote from: deemery on August 20, 2026, 08:54:16 AMAnd that's the critter that is in the Como Roundhouse that Rick captured a couple weeks back. 

It wasn't in Como. I saw it at the Tonopah Mining Museum.
I didn't take a picture but it's in the video I posted on YouTube.

OK thanks for the correction!

dave

Not a big deal, I post a lot of pictures and it took me a while to find where I saw it.

Mike, good things happen when you make it to the bench and this is a perfect example.

Quote from: deemery on August 20, 2026, 08:54:16 AMAnd that's the critter that is in the Como Roundhouse that Rick captured a couple weeks back. 

It wasn't in Como. I saw it at the Tonopah Mining Museum.
I didn't take a picture but it's in the video I posted on YouTube.

Good morning everyone.

60 in Colorado Springs, sun and cloud mix later with a high of 89.

Coffee, sodas and OJ are ready.
Blueberry pancakes with sides of bacon and/or sausage for breakfast today.

Ron, work meetings, ugh.

Mike, I'm sure lunch with Sharon was fun.

Karl, hope you enjoyed the road trip.

Jerry, what did you have for dinner?

TomO, glad the hip feels better and have fun outside with the trees.

Jamie, hope you were able to stay cool yesterday.

Curt, good news on the sleep.

Larry, LP's done?

It was rocky like that most of the way up Sherman.
Those big rocks aren't too bad to walk on.
It's the tiny round ones that cause slipping especially going down.
Decided not to go back to Sherman because it's 90 miles away and don't feel like back tracking that much.
Manitou Incline went well.
Did it in an hour and 8 minutes.
Fastest time up is 17 minutes and 16 seconds.
Someone went up 13 times in one day and took about 10 1/2 hours. 
Got to the top and dark clouds were moving in and thunder was heard.
That motivated me to head back down quickly.
Visiting Garden of the Gods this morning and doing a nice hike there without Star again.

At the bottom of the incline.



And at the top.
Not sure what that expression was but I wasn't tired.



Have a great day everyone.